Definition of Layman
Lay´man
n.
1.
One
of
the
people
,
in
distinction
from
the
clergy
;
one
of
the
laity
;
sometimes
,
a
man
not
belonging
to
some
particular
profession
,
in
distinction
from
those
who
do
.
Being
a
layman
,
I
ought
not
to
have
concerned
myself
with
speculations
which
belong
to
the
profession
.
- Dryden.
2.
A
lay
figure
.
See
under
Lay
,
n
.
(
above
).
Related Words
clergyman
,
common
man
,
common
person
,
commoner
,
laity
,
lay
reader
,
layperson
,
man
of
the
cloth
,
reverend
,
temporalty
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